Today’s workforce demands more from its employers than ever before. To attract and retain top talent, employers must ensure an inclusive environment free from discrimination and bias. As a result, business leaders and managers are facing increased scrutiny from a savvy workforce, and they must be equipped with the tools to prevent and remedy discrimination, bias, or the perception of either.
In the program, attendees will be provided with those tools, from understanding the ever-expanding protected classes as a matter of law, to spotting hidden issues in real-life examples, to gaining practical insights into how to handle the most complicated situations. After this program, attendees will feel empowered to handle even the toughest workplace situations that could otherwise lead to costly litigation.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to review a business leaders role and significance.
- You will be able to identify EEO laws and requirements.
- You will be able to explain unlawful discrimination.
- You will be able to discuss responding to issues in the workplace.
Agenda
- Understanding a Business Leader’s Role and Significance
- Introduction to Eeo Laws and Requirements
- Explaining Unlawful Discrimination
- Avoiding the Perception of Discrimination
- Properly Responding to Issues in the Workplace
Speakers
Danielle Van Katwyk,
Littler Mendelson P.C.- Practice consists of defending employers in federal and state court against claims of discrimination and harassment, retaliatory discharge, and restrictive covenant matters
- Representative experience includes obtaining a temporary restraining order in federal court, restraining former employee from disclosing employer’s confidential information, and soliciting client’s customers.
- Has presented on various topics, including Restrictive Covenants Updates: The Cutting Edge on Colorado and Beyond and Restrictive Covenants During the Great Resignation: Legislative Updates and Strategic Approaches for Employers
Stephen E. Baumann, II,
Littler Mendelson P.C.- Shareholder in the Denver office of Littler Mendelson P.C.
- Practice focuses on unfair competition and trade secrets, discrimination and harassment, labor-management relations, energy, and appellate practice
- Partners with employers of all sizes, from small startups to Fortune 500 companies, to address and resolve employment and traditional labor issues throughout the employment lifecycle, from hiring through performance management, investigations, and separation of employment
- Advises employers about the protection of trade secrets, enforcement of non-compete agreements, and other unfair competition; also helps employers remain union-free and manage their union-represented workplaces
- Member of American Mensa, California and Colorado Bar Association, and Diversity in the Legal Profession Joint Committee, Center for Legal Inclusiveness
- Named, Ones to Watch, The Best Lawyers in America©, 2021-2022; and Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2016-2021
- Recipient, BTI Client Service All-Star Award, 2017; American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy and Evidence; and Merit Scholarship, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
- J.D. degree, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law; B.A. degree, University of Colorado, Boulder
